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Taxes on the lawyer belong to court costs which can be collected 23.01.2019 05:16

The Supreme Court defined that taxes on the lawyer belong to court costs which can be collected.

The company won a dispute against tax then it decided to compensate legal costs for fee of the lawyer. It carried the amount of remuneration which paid to the lawyer, and 13% of a personal income tax transferred into the budget to costs. The Supreme Court confirmed that expenses on the lawyer, including the listed personal income tax, belong to legal costs. They are directly connected with consideration of a dispute in arbitration court and have to be compensated by defeated party. Review of judicial practice of the Supreme Court of Arbitration of the Russian Federation No. 4 of 2018.